Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong on Thursday confirmed the arrest of suspected killers of a traditional ruler in the Foron District of Barkin Ladi council area of the state. Also apprehended were suspects in the killing of an official of Department of State Services (DSS) in Shendam, and five other persons in Vwang District of…
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has hit out at President Muhammadu Buhari, for blaming past leaders for Nigeria’s present woes. Buhari, during his 60th Independence Anniversary speech, said that “those in the previous Governments from 1999 to 2015, who presided over the near destruction of the country, have now the impudence to attempt…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta will face his former mentor and boss Pep Guardiola after Arsenal were drawn against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, following a penalty shootout win over Liverpool on Thursday night. Arsenal manager Arteta spent three seasons as an assistant to Guardiola before joining Arsenal last December. Arsenal beat Liverpool on…
153 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, October 1 as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-81, Rivers-21, FCT-11, Ogun-8, Kaduna-7, Oyo-6, Akwa Ibom-5, Osun-3, Katsina-3, Edo-2, Ebonyi-2, Nasarawa-2, Plateau-1, Kano-1. There are now 59,001 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 1,…
Governor Bello Matawalle has alleged N107 billion was stolen from the Zamfara state treasury in a previous administration in the state. Matawalle who made the allegation in a tweet shared on Thursday, October 1, said a committee set up to probe financial mismanagement in the state made the discovery. Though he wasn’t specific on the administration, the…
A ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ (Internet fraudster) has confessed on how they pay money into their pastors’ account to beat security. According to John (not real name), from Warri, Delta state, when they expect large sum of money that could attract suspicion, they identify pastors with huge cash inflow in their accounts and approach them to allow…
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for coronavirus. Trump made this known in a tweet early Friday morning that he and his wife Melania have both tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he wrote. “We will get through this TOGETHER!” The…
Barcelona has completed the signing of Ajax defender Sergino Dest, the clubs announced on Thursday. The deal will include Barca paying 21 million euros for the 19-year-old, with a further five million euros in variables. “The player will sign a contract for the next five seasons, through to the end of the 2024/25 season, with…
Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, released 25 prisoners and reduced the sentence for nine others on the occasion of Nigeria’s 60th Independence. The governor disclosed this in his message to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, on Thursday, October 1, in Kaduna. He said: “As we mark the diamond jubilee of our country’s freedom, it is…
An 11-year- girl, Favour Okechukwu, was on Thursday raped to death. The incident occurred at No 4 Olarenwaju street, Ejigbo, Lagos State around 3:00 to 4:00 am on Thursday. Sources at Ejigbo Police station where the incident was reported confirmed the arrest of five suspects over the matter. President, International Child Initiative and Women Development…